Drift assessment 3

3. Describe three surprises or unexpected situations you encountered on your Drifts and in the days that followed. The surprise could stem from your expectations that conflicted with "on the ground" realities, cultural or social issues of which you were previously unaware, feelings and reactions that you did not expect to have, appearances and soundings of things you did not expect, good or bad outcomes of "on the spot" decisions you had to make, or the discovery of "deeper" realities in the materials you brought home. (Again, skip anything technology-related!)



When I got back from my first drift I was really surprised how well my stuff turned out. I was expecting to have really bad pitch problems, and scratchy-ness in the background of my sounds, but that wasn’t the case. Everything I recorded only needed a few touch ups if that.

I was really surprised with the results of “Orient Express” silent video. It was such a simple idea and I think it had one of the most effective outcomes. I didn’t expect to be that happy with end result, but it was interesting to watch.

When I was thinking about the drift strategies I used for all three of my drifts I realized they had a lot to do with intuition and what felt right. When I thought about that it reminded my of the way I shoot photographs. I do what feels right and that usually works out for me.